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63Text messaging 
Your BT Elements 1K can send and receive text 
messages from participating networks and 
compatible landline telephones in the UK. The 
fixed line text service is provided under BT’s terms 
and conditions for telephone service. These can be 
found by visiting the bt.com website at  
bt.com/terms. There is no subscription charge  
(other than the subscription to Caller Display).  
Visit bt.com to find out how much it costs to send  
a text message, the cost will depend on your  
call package.
All messages in the inbox and sent folders are 
synchronised across all handsets registered to the 
base. Additions and deletions made on one handset 
are synchronised across all registered handsets. 
Draft messages remain local to each handset.
Register to the text messaging service
You will have been prompted to register for the 
text messaging service when you first set up your 
phone. If you chose not to register during set up, 
you can register following these instructions:
1. Select Menu, scroll 
 to display Text messages 
and press Select.
IMPORTANT
You must subscribe to your 
network provider’s Caller 
Display service to use text 
messaging and you must 
not withhold your telephone 
number. A fee may be payable, 
please contact your network 
provider for more details.
You may also send messages to 
landline phones that are NOT 
text compatible. Messages to 
non-compatible lines will be 
delivered in spoken words to 
the telephone as a call. Please 
note that the conversion can 
translate common abbreviations 
and smileys etc, but to ensure 
maximum clarity of message 
delivery, abbreviations should 
be used sparingly.